I can't believe no one started this yet, seeing how big it was last year!

For those who don't remember last year or wasn't there, I was the genderbend TouhouVania Youmu who was late and had the really loud voice. Because who needs a megaphone when you also cosplay Dovahkiin?

Anywho! I decided I should try to host this year's gathering, but anyone is welcome to help! Not going to be a dictator here.

Update for the After Dinner. If you want to attend, PM me your info, and/if your group. I will collecting and compiling a list of everyone to submit to Freight. He is the one who helped a lot and made the After Dinner happen last year. This will ease up on a lot logistical stress for him and the place we are having the dinner at. When it gets closer to AX, I'll send out invitations to everyone. There is though a chance we might hit a cap of some sort... I'll keep everyone updated about that in this thread. When you send a message about it, please include your first name and last initial (example: "Remilia S." instead of "Remilia Scarlet").

There as been a new movement lately that is gaining a lot of momentum in the cosplay community. Its called "Cosplay does not Equal Consent". Its a movement that brings to light and fight against creepers and the like at conventions in attempt to make conventions and the cosplay community a safer place. I'm not saying to go join it, and spread the message. However, I believe I speak for everyone that the gathering should be safe for everyone. Regardless of race, sex, age, religion, sexual preference, etc etc. The normal Equal Opportunity idea. I have ZERO TOLERANCE for lewd and unwanted acts. At the spotting of a single unwanted or uncomfortable advancement towards another, sexual or not, or a single, backed up complaint about such. I will ask you to leave, if you won't, I will call security. Even with out "Cosplay does not Equal Consent", I hold these values and ideas in the highest regard.

Like most Gathering Threads. Post what character you will be and if any of your non-Cosplay.com friends will be joining, and their cosplays. I'll keep this updated to best that I can. I, myself, should have a genderbend Remilia Scarlet cosplay ready. More specifically a white variant of her TouhouVania outfit.

Planned list:

-Highly Responsive to Prayers to Mystic Square:

-Embodiment of the Scarlet Devil:
GyrfalconAH64D as Genderbend Sakuya or Marisa
ShadowWind70 as Genderbend Sakuya

I really enjoyed the dinner last year, and it'd be great to do it again. This time, without having to get through a crowd of extreme sports fans. Oddly enough, I happen to be staying in one of Freight's rooms at the JW Marriott this year.

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"You're an adult, and you can put on a costume whenever you want. You don't need permission anymore. If you wake up next Tuesday, and you feel like being Batman, go for it."

As for the dinner, talked with Freight on the side, we are going to wait until roughly mid May to get somewhat of an idea of the amount of people going. We would love to get an accurate count, but anyone whose gone to more than one convention know that people are going to drop out and/or want to jump last minute.

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Scarlet Impaler Cosplay! Still settling in the north east, but I'll do my best to make it out cons.

2015 cons: Katsucon for sure. Anime NEXT and Otakon are up in the air.

As for the dinner, talked with Freight on the side, we are going to wait until roughly mid May to get somewhat of an idea of the amount of people going. We would love to get an accurate count, but anyone whose gone to more than one convention know that people are going to drop out and/or want to jump last minute.

If you guys do a dinner I'd definitely want to be there for that again.
Likely he can expect 20-30 people like last time, maybe more. Because the gathering seems to keep getting larger and larger.